Music-roll.



G, u. DAVIS. MUSIC ROLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT- IZ. 19").

1,158,122 Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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MUSIC-R6145 Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HowLnTr DAVIS, a citizen of the' L nited -ltates, residing in-the town of West Orange, county of '5 Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Rolls; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled 1G in the art to make and use same.

sical instruments, the actuating mechanism of which is controlled by a perforated sheet or web.

The object of my invention is to render music rolls of'the class described moisture proof, soil proof, erm proof, and, under ordinary usage, indestructible.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a View of my improved roll completely wdund upon its spool. Fig. 2, is a view of a ,standard SS-note music roll partly unwound and showing my new improvement as forming the leader end thereof. Fig. 3, is an edgewise view of the roll showing the same partly unwound. Fig. 4, is a view of a modified form of the roll and endfastener.

Fig. 5, is an edge wiseview of the modified form shown in Fig.

In the following description I will set forth the method of preparing my improved roll, along with its physical characteristics.

The body portion of the music roll 1 is formed of paper preferably of the buff color ordinarily used and having the perforations, 2, and all of the expression marks, 3, 4, as

so ordinarily employed in high grade music rolls.

My improvement forming the leader end of the music roll 5, is made of a textile fabric of the same width as the roll, 1, preferably linen, jet black in color, with its interstices or surfaces filled or coated with an antiseptic substance. This antiseptic substance which I employ as a filler or coating for the fabric is preferably oil or parafiin having thoroughly mixed therewith an antiseptic liquid. This antiseptic substance is applied to the fabric in such a manner as to fill all the interstices thereof, the proper method being to apply the antiseptic in a manner to allow the latter to i Specification of Letters Eatent.

absorb the former,

Patented (lot. 2%, it 12, 1910. Serial do. 581,698.

and then pass the saturated fabric through heated pressure rollers so as to press the oily substance into the body of the fabric and vet remove all superfluous matter from both shrfaces of the fabric so that when same is han dled it will not rub off. The next operation is to cut the prepared fabric to size and secure the leader end, 5, to the body portion of the roll by pasting the rectangular edges together as shown at 10, 10. The next step is preferably to apply the linen. end fasten r, 6,. which secures the ring, 7. T his end s tener may be dispensed with by forming a tongue in the body portion of the linen and securing the metal ring thereto, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, at 6 but in View of the fact that most of the strain comes at the pointed end of the leader, I prefer to reinforce same by the form of end fastener just described, in conjunction with the label, 8. as shown, applied so as to overlap the upper edge of the fastener, 6. My leader end is of such a length between the points 9, 10, as to completely envelop the paper portion ofthe roll when the roll is wound up complete. The paper portion being thus completely enveloped by the linen which has been rendered impervious to water or moisture in the manner described, it is obvious that the paper which forms the body portion of theroll will not be subject to the frequent contraction and expansion which otherwise occurs as a result of changes of humidity, for the reason that such moisture cannot penetrate the water proof. material which normally is tightly wound around said paper portion.

Heretofore the ordinary handling of music rolls and particularly the twisting of same the hands has resulted in soiling the outer layer of the buff colored paper ordinarily used, to such an extent as to render same filthy in appearance. When such rolls are used in a. circulating library, their condition soon becomes such as to render their use absolutely abhorrent, and for this reason alone many judicious people will not join a many advantages to be derived therefrom. Even during ordinary home use the soiling of the leader end of the ordinary music rolls bee an objectionable feature although which would prove dangen are at pres he middle and those who have suffered with diseases of various kinds are prone to use music rolls during the period of their convalescence, and in fact they handle the music rolls possibly more during such period than at any other time. While the proper employment of music is recongnized as having a beneficial effect in connection with the cure of certain or coating of my leader end will destroy any disease germ.

It is a recognized fact by all persons who have used the ordinary music rolls to any extent that the extreme outer end thereof readily becomes torn as well as soiled for the reason that this portion of the roll receives all of the strain applied to the roll by both the hands and the playerinstrument, whereas the use of my specially prepared linen obviates this and renders the roll under ordinary conditions indestructible. Many-thousand of, rolls have been discarded because of the torn or worn-out condition of the extreme ends thereof, while the body portion of such rolls was in perfect condition and might otherwise have been used for many years. No chain can be stronger than its weakest link. In the case of any ordinary music roll all of the strain comes upon its weakest link, so to speak. The employment of specially prepared linenof great tensile strength renders a music roll practically indestructible.

While I have stated that in my preferred form I use a textile fabric leader secured to the forward end of the music roll, I donot desire to be limited specifically thereto; for some purposes of my invention may. beaccomplished by using a leader made of heavy paper, which if black in color will not show finger marks, and if impregnated withthe antiseptic substance will be not only water proof but germ proof.

I cla1m:- I I 1. A perforated paper music roll, having an antiseptic textile fabric leader secured to its forward end, said leader being of a length to completely envelop the paper body of the roll when rolled up. v

2. A perforated paper music roll, having a black textile fabric leader secured to its forward end, said'leader being of a length suiiicient to completely envelop the paper body of the roll when rolled up. a 3. A perforated paper music roll, having a water proof textile fabric leader secured to its forward end, said leader having a length body when rolled up.

4. A perforated paper music roll having a leader secured to its forward unperforated end, said leader being made of linen fabric of a length sufiicient to completely envelop the body of the roll when rolled up, and being impregnated with an antiseptic water proof composition.

' G. HOWLETT DAVIS. Witnesses:

LOUIS M. SANDERS, THOMAS E. DUNN.

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